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<div><font face="Verdana" color="#333333"><b>Internship Opportunity:
Looking for Experience as a Science Writer?</b></font><font
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</b></font><font face="Verdana" color="#333333">The Jackson Laboratory
(TJL) is expanding the renowned Summer Student Program to include an
opportunity in science writing. This nine- to eleven-week
position is ideal for a science major considering a transition to
science writing. The intern will have the opportunity to work
with experienced writers in Scientific Program Development (SPD), the
office responsible for a wide range of scientific writing and editing
projects connected with TJL's research, resources and education
programs. The SPD staff includes two Ph.D. scientists with broad
research experience and scientific writing expertise, a former science
journalist, and an information specialist.</font><font face="Verdana"
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</font><font face="Verdana" color="#333333">Candidates majoring in
biology or chemistry with a minor in English are
preferred.</font><font face="Verdana" color="#000000"><br>
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</font><font face="Verdana" color="#333333">The science writing intern
will have an opportunity to focus on one or more research areas at
TJL, obtaining experience in explaining complex research projects to
the general public. He or she will also interview and interact
with peers in the Summer Student Program, with whom he or she will
share residence and dining facilities. The intern will meet
several world-class science journalists at the annual Press Week held
at The Jackson Laboratory in conjunction with The Johns Hopkins
University.</font><font face="Verdana" color="#000000"><br>
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</font><font face="Verdana" color="#333333">The position offers a
stipend of $2,500 plus room and board.</font><font face="Verdana"
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</font><font face="Verdana" color="#333333">To apply, please fill out
the application for our Summer Student Program but indicate
your interest in the science writing internship. You can find
this application and further information about our Summer Student
Program at</font><font face="Verdana" color="#0000FF">
http://www.jax.org/education/ssp.html</font><font face="Verdana"
color="#333333">. Please include a letter of interest, resume,
reference list, scholastic transcript and, for an application for the
science writing internship, writing samples. Review of
applications will begin in late January and we expect to inform
applicants by mid-March.</font></div>
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<div><font face="Verdana" color="#333333">Please Note: the
deadline for application is being extended 2 weeks for interested MIT
students.</font></div>
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